Chapter 80: Farewell to the Professor
Seeing Wenger's adjustment, Klopp did not have the idea of killing everything, and also began to make substitutions, but instead of strengthening the attack, he replaced the captain on the field with young Daniels Phil Jones and replaced Coutinho with Khedira. Vertices are updated the fastest
It seems that Klopp is just a simple substitution, but Daniels' arrival will definitely make Blackburn's defense drop a notch, and Khedira's replacement of Coutinho has directly reduced Blackburn's midfield quality and organization.
Obviously, Klopp also has some thoughts on the idea of getting Wenger back and allowing the old Frenchman to save some face.
Unfortunately, Jurgen Klopp was ready to save face for Arsene Wenger, but Blake's attacking quartet did not have such an experience.
In recent seasons, there has been great competition between Blackburn's players, such as Deli Alli, who was pursued by Manchester City for £50 million this summer, who could only be used as a substitute for Coutinho at Blackburn, Raheem Sterling, who was the main player on the right side of the England national team, and even just one of the options for Neymar not being able to play.
In the Blackburn lineup, competition is everywhere.
As soon as Jurgen Klopp made a substitution, Sterling and Deli Ali played a delicate combination, Sterling's cross from the wing, Deli Ali who was ambushed in the box suddenly hit the goal with a header, Ospina had no time to react, but Deli Ali's header hit the outside of the post and bounced off the bottom line.
Arsene Wenger saw the ball beat hard a few times, and Deli Alli's header was dashing, but in the eyes of the Frenchman, it was like sitting on pins and needles. On the other side, Klopp's expression was a little helpless, he was ready to stop, but his disciple didn't seem to be enjoyable enough!
Blackburn then created a number of good chances to attack, all of which were sliding past the goalkeeper, and several attacks made Wenger scared.
Seeing that the back line was tight, the new Oxlade-Chamberlain had to return to the half-time to assist in the defense, although his return made Arsenal re-stabilize the backline, but Wenger's idea of replacing him to try to strengthen the attack was completely lost.
Blackburn sent the eighth corner of the game, and after the attack failed, Deli Alli and his teammates used passes to stabilize the rhythm, and after successive passes, they unknowingly came to the middle, and while the Arsenal players were focused on Sterling and Anthony Martial, who broke through with the ball, Deli Ali quietly came to the edge of the penalty area.
Raheem Sterling suddenly started to break through the bottom line, and just when the Arsenal players thought he was going to cross, they didn't expect Sterling to kick the ball back to Deli Ali at the top of the box.
Deli Ali put on a posture and prepared to shoot from a distance, Xhaka behind him suddenly rushed up and stepped out of his left foot to block, Deli Ali had no choice but to change his shot to stop immediately, and stopped the ball at his feet.
When Xhaka rushed in front of him, Deli Ali fired again. The momentum was too strong, Xhaka stubbornly slowed down, and the right leg that was still dragging behind him pulled up, and the shot hit Xhaka's right leg and flew off the line, and Xhaka was kicked in the right leg by Deli Ali's powerful shot when the center of gravity pounced forward, and was thrown to the ground hard.
This unconventional defensive action can easily cause injuries to players, and when Xhaka fell to the ground, Ramsey, who was about to come over to make up for it, immediately stepped forward to pull Xhaka up.
Raheem Sterling had a lot of fun in this game, he took his breakthrough to the extreme, he broke through on the right flank with straightforwardness and toughness, and he used his speed to eat hard when his feints didn't work.
This time Xhaka was in the middle of the pitch to defend Deli Alli and watched as team-mate Gibbs was repeatedly broken through by Raheem Sterling before sending in a low cross.
Khedira squeezed Koscielny behind him with just one block with both arms, and then slammed a beautiful header off the post that Casemiro picked up.
4:0!
Later, even with a four-goal lead, Blackburn still showed a strong desire to score, and seeing the strong performance of his disciples made Klopp shake his head.
Jurgen Klopp chose to make a substitution again, replacing Raheem Sterling, who was particularly active on the pitch, with veteran captain Frank Lampard, and also told the boys on the pitch what he wanted to accept through the magic lamp.
Does it work?
Klopp himself didn't know.
Time was always slow to pass when defending, and Blackburn controlled the tempo and continued to attack, and it seemed that Arsenal's goal would be breached in the next moment.
This made Arsenal, who were on the defensive side, a little tormented, as if a blunt knife cut meat.
Defend! In addition to defense, it is defense!
This is Arsenal's last tactic at this time!
Seeing that Arsenal is in a posture of letting you attack, what is Blackburn to hesitate about?
Stones and Daniels, who were originally centre-backs, have already mentioned involvement near the centre circle.
In the 81st minute, Cesar Azpilicueta took a throw-in, Frank Lampard headed it wide and Deli Ali's header from 12 yards was parried away by Ospina.
Stones then played a long ball and Gabriel Jesus headed wide from 10 yards.
Blackburn Rovers were back five minutes later when Frank Lampard's through ball down the middle was headed wide by Anthony Martial from 30 yards.
A minute later, it was Anthony Martial's header that saw defensive midfielder Casemiro finally make the most of his attacking role, suddenly cutting forward and slicing a 25-yard shot wide of Ospina's goal.
Blackburn Rovers have been attacking around the Arsenal goal, scrambling after a cross from the wing, heading in the air and a powerful long-range shot from outside the box......
Blake did everything they could on the pitch but couldn't get that little ball into the Arsenal goal again.
In the end, with one minute left in three minutes of stoppage time, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.
In the end, Blackburn beat Arsenal 4:0 away from home, the score was not big, but under the premise that Arsenal lost 2:10 to Bayern Munich over two legs, everyone knew that the Gunners were about to collapse!
After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Arsenal changed from fifth in the previous Premier League to sixth, and Arsenal, which was once tied with Manchester City, still fell out of the European zone.
Perhaps, one could say, it was a game with a familiar rhythm for Blackburn, the same Blackburn team that played like chickens when they met a strong team, and once again played the classic high press and quick counter-attack, and the attacking players ran almost tirelessly for 90 minutes in the opposition half.
And Arsenal is still the team that has repeatedly lost in strong dialogues, and no one has stepped up in the face of the dilemma of conceding goals early after the opening......
However, for Arsenal, such a "familiar" scene is clearly not what people expect, and whose fault is this?
An old saying seems to be ringing out, and the words are not rough: one soldier will be a nest of bears.
It is true that Arsene Wenger is by no means an ambitious manager, it was he who led the team to create an unbeaten title that year, it was he who allowed Arsenal to bid farewell to the cramped Highbury and move into the Premier League's most advanced stadium, and it was he who allowed the team to enter the Champions League year after year despite financial difficulties......
Everything he has done for Arsenal deserves everyone's respect and makes him a well-deserved legend for this team.
But who made Arsenal go from being a predator led by Adams, Patrick Vieira and Keown to the team that is now labeled as a soft egg?
Who doesn't miss that era?
Who doesn't miss that era?
From the beginning of this season to the present, the matches in various competitions, first of all, the Premier League, Arsenal has played 7 games with the top six other five teams, and the results are 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses, and only 5 points; In the Champions League, Arsenal met the strongest opponent in the group twice, Paris Saint-Germain, both ended in draws, and in the knockout round, they fell to Bayern with a score of 1-5 in the first leg. And that's just the season.
Perhaps the strong is the weaker has become Arsenal's label, in the defeat to Blackburn Rovers and the heavy defeat to Bayern...... People have seen their "familiar" Arsenal, the players have no fighting spirit, lack of enthusiasm to run, and the attacking ones are exhausted by the opponent's crazy siege.
It is true that the team is in poor form, and Wenger cannot be blamed alone for not scoring points in strong conversations. However, from a tactical point of view alone, Wenger's pursuit of offensive fluency, emphasis on attack and defense in the lineup configuration, and the consequences of the soft style of the players were vividly reflected in today's game.
As Jurgen Klopp said after the game, Arsenal's weakness in the strong dialogue has completely disqualified them from competing for the title. As for the team's iron-blooded backbone back then, it is even more gone. If the manager is not responsible, who is responsible?
The fan's standard language is concise: Wenger's mark language is concise: Wenger's class!
If we continue to analyze from a tactical point of view, the team is in trouble on the pitch, and Arsene Wenger, as a strong manager like Arsenal, should be ready to try to solve the problem.
In the first half of the season, Arsenal repeatedly succeeded in stealing points from behind, and people thought that this team had such a good quality to compete for the title, but half a season later, everything is back to square one.
In the eyes of many, Arsene Wenger's only trick in the moment of falling behind this season is "going to Giroud".
However, when Giroud can't come off the bench and has to start, what should Wenger's follow-up plan for?
If Wenger's "lifelong enemy" Mourinho is compared, how much worse is the current professor in the "strain" link?
Perhaps, if you continue to play like this, in the next dozen rounds, Arsenal will still be able to enter the Champions League firmly after winning a team that is weaker than itself, and maintain its proud record.
However, after thirteen years as a team like Arsenal, what is the ultimate goal that fans aspire to?
Of course, we can't say that Wenger doesn't want to reach the top of the Premier League and make up for his failure to lift the Champions League. However, today's Arsenal is not in a state of financial constraints that had to sell captains to balance the financial constraints of previous years, and Wenger's money bag has also been widely opened this season, but everything is still the most familiar.
Maybe there are some players in this team who need to change or leave, because their current form is not enough to help the team compete for the title. But apart from the players, can Arsene Wenger now win the championship for Arsenal?
It is very unkind to let the meritorious manager leave for the sake of the championship. But making changes to get to the heights the team deserves to be is the most important thing Arsenal should be doing right now.
Arsene Wenger has meant some of the best moments and countless accolades for this team, but his presence may also mean that Arsenal will continue to be out of contention for the title. Arsene Wenger is not alone in Arsenal's problem, but this does not mean that Wenger is not responsible.
In this game, despite being at home, Gunners fans put up signs asking Arsene Wenger to leave. On Twitter, when the team was two goals behind, a casual search for Wenger was carried out, and all that popped up were tweets calling for Wenger to step down.
Perhaps, this season, Arsenal has really come to that point in time. After all, it is the pain of Arsenal and the pain of Arsene Wenger that they have been unable to return to the title after more than ten years of hard pursuit......
The slogan "Arsene Wenger is out of class" has taken over the pages of the British media. After more than a decade of missing out on major titles, Arsenal fans' patience with Arsene Wenger has run out of sight. Whether or not to keep Arsene Wenger in charge has become a top priority for Arsenal right now.
And after the 4-0 defeat to Blackburn, Arsene Wenger has already made a decision about his future.
Not long before that, the British media also reported that Wenger was ready to stay in office. However, the Champions League fiasco changed Wenger's mind again.
After shaking hands with Jurgen Klopp and returning to the dressing room, Arsene Wenger has confirmed to the Arsenal dressing room that he will leave Arsenal this summer as the professor comes to an end after 21 years.
For now, the Arsenal hierarchy still want Arsene Wenger to stay, and they have offered the professor a two-year contract extension. However, Arsene Wenger has no intention of staying at Arsenal at this time and will leave Arsenal this summer after fulfilling his current contract.
After the game against Blackburn, the Arsenal hierarchy has officially begun to look for a replacement for Arsene Wenger, with the Daily Express revealing that Juventus boss Allegri has nodded his head to succeed Arsene Wenger.
Previously, Arsene Wenger has publicly stated that he will not retire this summer, regardless of whether he is in charge of Arsenal next season or not.
According to British media, Arsene Wenger's next stop after leaving Arsenal could be Paris Saint-Germain or Barcelona.
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has confirmed his departure at the end of the season, and the Red and Blues will have to choose a new manager this summer.
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Attached is a list of Arthur "former" Arsene Wenger's Arsenal career honors:
Premier League titles: 3 (1997-98, 2001-02, 2003-04)
FA Cup winners: 6 (1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2013-14, 2014-2015)
Community Shield: 6 (1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015)
Champions League best result: Runners-up (2005-06)
Premier League Manager of the Season: 3 times (1998, 2002, 2004)